Portrait of Giuseppe De Santis

Directing

Giuseppe De Santis

Career

Active from 1943 to 2003, with a break from 1973 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Obsession
Obsession
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Giuseppe De Santis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-War Italy 6
  • Italian Neorealism 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Italian Cinema 2
  • Social Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Tragic Fate 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 65
National Theatre Live: Obsession
National Theatre Live: Obsession (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Film Writer

2000s

1 title
Necro not(to b)e
Necro not(to b)e (2003)

as Sรฉ stesso

1970s

1 title
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future
One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future (1972)

Story, Director

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 71
God Will Forgive My Pistol
God Will Forgive My Pistol (1969)

as Charley Clanton / Jerome/Charley Clanton

Attack and Retreat
Attack and Retreat (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Story

The Visitor
The Visitor (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Story

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)

Writer, Director

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 71
The Year Long Road
The Year Long Road (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Engaged to Death
Engaged to Death (1957)

Writer

Men and Wolves
Men and Wolves (1957)

Screenplay, Story

Days of Love
Days of Love (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Screenplay

Angels of Darkness
Angels of Darkness (1954)

Screenplay

A Husband for Anna
A Husband for Anna (1953)

Story, Director

Rome 11:00
Rome 11:00 (1952)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Story

Under the Olive Tree
Under the Olive Tree (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 73
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Story

Tragic Hunt
Tragic Hunt (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Story

Outcry
Outcry (1946)

Screenplay

Desire
Desire (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Days of Glory
Days of Glory (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Obsession
Obsession (1943)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Assistant Director